I am in northern Minnesota, I'm still roughly a year and a half away from graduating so I am just gathering info at this point.

I got my first FHA  3.5% down  4-unit building in Tilton, NH (An hour and a half north of Boston).

If you work the valuations out right you can purchase a duplex with your 1031 exchange that will allow you to move into one half immediately again. 

I am a current university student with about a year and a half left, who has been interested in finance and real estate for a long time!

There is a single family home that was divided and one half has been rented and an ad on small "house" that has also been rented mostly long term.

I own one half, 3 bed 3 bath, and I’m currently living in and renovating it with plans to rent down the line.

I really wanted to try finding a duplex that i could immediately rent out the lower half rather then buy a SFH and have a higher mortgage overallHow did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Well, what is it when have to give away half your cashflow?

I think I may have just answered my own question, but is it worth it to put only 10% down, and waiting for the equity to build to 20% in like a year and a half, or to bend over backwards, take out a loan and go in with 20% from the start?

did half the flip work, sold with new walls and new electric/plumbing.